Toy archer



Deg. 26, 1939.

TOY ARCHER Filed June 21, 1939 2 sheets sheet l D. N. ORLANDO H AL I D0 'nz'eirfl/rorza 7110 James Wfiu Z6 7" INVENTQRs myzamra ATTORNEYS Dec. 26, 1939. D. N. ORLANDO AL 2,135,091

TOY ARCHER Filed June 21, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 53' 5 7 amz'izz'al l farzando INVENTORE ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 26, 1939 v r Q UNITED STATES rAT Nr OFFICE TO-Y ARCHER Dominick N. Orlando and James W. Huber,

Erie, Pa.

Application June (21, 1939, Serial No. 280,410

7 Claims. (01. 46-145,)

Our invention relates to new and useful iml3 may be of ny desired hap nd is spaced provements in toys. above the base ill by the supporting bracket l5.

An important object of our invention is the The manikin H is here designated as repreprovision of a toy having the form of a human senting an Indian, however, it is to be understood being and including a bow and arrow and mechthat the representation is not restricted to the anism for operating the same. same, but may be formed to represent any de- Another object of our invention is the prosired figure. The manikin here illustrated is vervisi of a to archer that is adapted to simutically positioned in a standing posture and is late the movements of a human being in the formed with a forwardly extending arm IS. The 10 shooting of the arrow. discharge tube in is secured in appressed relai Still another objectof our invention is the ticn to the inner face IQ of the arm and is proprovision of a game wherein the toy archer is vided with a longitudinally extending slot 26 in provided with a manually operated mechanism the inner portion thereof. The outer end 22 of for drawing the bow, and that is automatic in the tube extends substantially beyond the free its action to release the same and to discharge end of the arm 16 and the inner ,end 23 therethe arrow. of terminates adjacent the body of the manikin Yet another object of our invention is to pro- H. The bow 21 may be made of WOOd, 01" a y vide a toy of the above-mentioned character suitable resilient material, and the central porwherein the archer is positioned in a manner t on 2-1 is attached to the free end of the arm 0 discharge the arrow at a target remote thereiii and engaging the outer side of the'tube l8. from. The bow 2i is mounted in an upright position A further object of our invention is to proand the upper and lower ends 25 and 2% are vide a game that will provide a great deal of curved laterally in a manner whereby the bow pleasure and amusement to all who participate string 2'! will frictionally engage the discharge in the playing of the same. tube l8 transversely of the longitudinal slot 2t.

A still further object of the invention is to The companion arm 28 comprises pivotally conprovide a toy of the above-mentioned characnected links 25 and 3G. The pin 33 pivotally conter that is simple in construction, eflicient and nects the inner end 3! of the link 29 to the supefficacious in operation, and inexpensive to manporting bracket 32, which is positioned at subto ufacture. stantially the shoulder portion of the manikin Dther objects and advantages of our invenand on the'opposite side from the arm l6. The tion will be apparent during the course of the guide rod 3a is disposed centrally below the disfollowing description. charge tube 08 with the inner end 35 thereof In the drawings, forming a part of this speciembedded in the body of the manikin and with iii 25 fication, and in which like numerals are employed the outer end 3% thereof bent upwardly and to designate like parts throughout the same, welded or otherwise secured to the discharge tube, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device em as illustrated. in Figure 3. The outer end 39 of bodying our invention, the link 28 is formed to simulate the hand of a Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken m n b g d h d 3' f the br cket 38 lo on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, is pivotally secured to the underside thereof by 4'3:

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional the vertical pin 39. The end of the bracket view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, is formed with depending ears l! and -12 which Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sece Slidably received by the guide rod and tional view showing the free end of the discharge h coil p n -3 is interposed between h r tube and an arrow in association therewith, M d t 6157 Of the nf?) Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional The bell crank M. is pivotally mounted on view taken on the line 5-4 of Figure 4, and the manikin below the arm 28 and the lever arm Figure 6 is a fragmentary transverse sectional 5 the eof s f r ed w a flared finger view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5. ceiving portion 36. The lever arm 41 is con- In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the {levied 0 e b a et 3 y the l nk 48. purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred em- The arrow id is provided with a suction cup 59 bcdirnent of our invention, the numeral Ill desat the outer end 5! thereof and the inner end ignates a supporting base adapted to receive a 52 is provided with a laterally extending shank manikin ii at the end l2 thereof and to receive 53. The arrow is adapted to be slidahly received 55 the target I3 at the opposite end M. The target Within the discharge tube 58 and with the lateral ,55

shank 53 thereof projecting outwardly therefrom through the longitudinal slot 20.

The catch 54 is substantially cup shaped in its formation and includes a resilient arm 55 which extends laterally from the rim 56 thereof and has its inner end 51 riveted, or otherwise secured, to the link 3! The crown of the catch 54 is provided with an elongated slot 58 which receives the shank 53 of the arrow and the bracket 38 is recessed as at 59 so that when the arrow is inserted within the discharge tube N3 the shank 53 thereof will engage the bow string 2? to move the same rearwardly of the catch and to permit the shank 53 to be received within the slot 58. The resilient action of the arm 55 will hold the catch in close frictional engagement with the discharge tube I8 and retain the shank 53 in engagement therewith, as illustrated in Figure 4.

The operation of our deviceis as follows:

When the arrow is received within the discharge tube and with the lateral shank 53 thereof engaged by the catch 54 in the manner hereinbefore described, the operator of the toy may manually actuate the bell crank lever M by pressing downwardly on the lever arm 45 to slidably actuate the bracket 38 toward the body of the manikin against the resilient action of the coil spring 43. By virtue of the pivotal attachment of the link 29 with the bracket 32 and of the links 29 and 39 with each other, they will be moved into an acute angular relation and the arm, in its entirety, will project laterally from the body of the manikin in simulation of the actual movements of a human archer. As the bracket 38 is retracted toward the body of the manikin, the bow string 27, positioned rearwardly of the shank 53 of the arrow, will draw the bow 2i and whenthe bracket reaches the fully retracted position the laterally projecting stop element 58 will engage the catch 5Q, as illustrated by the dotted lines in Figure 2, to depress the same against the resilient action of the arm 55 and to move the same out of engagement with L the shank 53. As soon as the shank is released,

the tension of the bow will discharge the arrow from the tube with sufiicient force to cause the same to strike the target 13 and the suction cup 53 carried by the arrow will cause the same to adhere to the target. As soon as the bell crank i4 is released, the coil spring d3 will move the bracket 38 forwardly on the guide rod 34 to move the arm 28 to the extended position preparatory to another arrow being inserted in the discharge tube.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of our invention, or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A device comprising a vertically disposed supporting figure, a slotted tube secured to and extending forwardly of the said figure, a bow including a bow string mounted in an upright position adjacent the free end of said tube, a lever pivotally carried by the figure laterally of the said tube, said lever comprising hinged sections, an arrow received by the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot and to engage the said bow string, a catch. having an aperture to receive the shank, said catch being attached to the free end of the said lever by a resilient arm portion, manual means to move the free end of the lever toward the figure against the resilient action of the bow, and means to depress the catch against the resilient action of the said arm portion when the lever is in retracted position.

2. A device comprising a vertically disposed supporting figure, a slotted tube secured to and extending forwardly of the said figure, a bow including a bow string mounted in an upright position adjacent the free end of the said tube, a lever pivotally mounted on the figure and extending laterally of the said tube, said lever comprising hinged sections, an arrow received by the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride inthe said slot and to engage the said bow string, a catch having an aperture to receive the shank and attached to the free end of the said lever by a resilient arm portion, manual means to move the free end of the lever toward the figure against the resilient action of the bow, means to depress the catch against the resilient action of the said arm portion when the lever is in retracted position, and spring means to return the hinged sections of the lever to the extended position. i

3. A device comprising a supporting manikin formed with a forwardly extending arm portion, a slotted tube mounted in appressed relation to the inner side of the said arm portion, a bow attached to the free end of the said arm portion and. with the bow string frictionally engaging the tube transversely of the said slot, a pair of links comprising an arm pivotally connected and connected to the said manikin, an arrow received in the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot and to engage the bow string, a catch comprising an apertured cupular member having a spring arm connected to the free end of the said links, said apertured member being adapted 'to engage the lateral shank of the arrow, and actuating means to move the free end of the pivoted links toward the manikin to draw the said how.

4. A device comprising a supporting manikin formed with a forwardly extending arm portion, a slotted tube mounted in appressed relation to the said arm portion and extending therebeyond, a bow attached to the free end of the said arm portion and with the bow string frictionally engaging the tube transversely of the said slot, a pair of links comprising an arm pivotally connected and connected to the said manikin, an arrow received in the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot and to engage the bow string, a catch comprising an apertured cupular member having a spring arm connected to the free end of the said links and adapted to engage the lateral shank of the arrow, actuating means to move the free end of the pivoted links toward the manikin to draw the said bow, and means to release the. catch from the shank of the arrow when the said links are in a fully retracted position.

5. A device comprising a supporting manikin formed with a forwardly extending arm portion, a slotted tube -mounted in appressed relation to the said arm portion, a bow attached to the free end of the said arm portion and with the bow string frictionally engaging the tube transversely of the said slot, a pair of links comprising an arm pivotally connected to the said manikin, an arrow received in the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot and to engage the bow string, a catch comprising an apertured cupular member having a spring arm connected to the free end of the said links and adapted to engage the lateral shank of the arrow, manual means to movethe free end of the pivoted links toward the manikin to draw the said bow, means to release the catch from the shank of the arrow when the said links are in a fully retracted position, and spring means interposed between the free end of the second-mentioned arm and the manikin, said spring adapted to be compressed upon retraction of the arm and to move the said arm into the extended position upon release of the said manual means.

6. A device comprising the combination of a vertically disposed manikin, a slotted tube secured to and. extending forwardly of the said manikin, a bow including a bow string mounted in an upright position adjacent the free end of the said tube, a lever pivotally carried by the manikin and extending laterally of the said tube, said lever comprising hinged sections, a guide rod carried by the manikin and projecting forwardly thereof below the said tube, a bracket carried by the free end of thelever and slidable on the said guide rod, an arrow received by the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot forwardly of the bow string, catch means carried by the lever to engage the lateral shank of the arrow, means to slidably actuate the bracket toward the figure, spring means interposed between the brackets and the manikin and adapted to be compressed upon retraction of the bracket, and means to automatically release the said catch from engagement with the shank of the arrow when the said bracket is in the retracted position to permit the body to discharge the arrow and the spring means to return the lever to the extended position.

7. A device comprising the combination of a vertically disposed supporting figure, a slotted tube secured to and extending forwardly of the said figure, a bow including a bow string mounted in an upright position adjacent the free end of the said tube, a lever pivotally attached to the figure and extending laterally of the said tube, said lever comprising hinged sections, a guide rod carried by the figure and projecting forwardly thereof below the said tube, a bracket carried by the free end of the lever and slidable on the said guide rod, a spring interposed between the brackets and the said manikin, an arrow received by the tube and having a lateral shank adapted to ride in the said slot forwardly of the bow string, catch means carried by the lever to engage the lateral shank of the arrow, a bell crank lever pivotally mounted on the supporting figure, link means connecting the bell crank lever and the said bracket so that actuation of thebell crank lever will slidably actuate the bracket in the direction of the figure against resilient action of the said spring means, and means to automatically release the said catch from engagement with the shank of the arrow when the said bracket is in the fully retracted position to permit the body to discharge the arrow and the spring means to return the lever to the extended position.

DOMINICK N. ORLANDO. JAMES W. HUBER. 

